*The above short piece refers to one of the ‘names’ of Allah, ‘al-qayyum’ which means the one who is utterly and absolutely self-sufficient. In no need of any and thereby also beyond the need or confines of time-space. Muslim theologians say this is the defining quality of the God-head as we understand it, rather than saying for example that God is immortal or eternal as a ‘defining quality’, though of course we do say God is immortal and eternal. Rather, we say He has ‘sempre-eternity’, i.e., beyond time and therefore beyond ‘eternity’ which is a concept rooted in time. Peace be with you all.